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Question 349898: I need help coming up with an equation from the following question: "Jim weighs 40 pounds more than Stephanie. Stephanie weighs three fourths as muc as Jim. How much does each weigh?" thanks so much for your help Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let J be Jim's weight, S Stephanie's weight.
Turn the words into equations.
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"Jim weighs 40 pounds more than Stephanie"
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"Stephanie weighs three fourths as much as Jim."
